sparky root # emerge -f xmms Calculating dependencies ...done! >>> emerge media-sound/xmms-1.2.7-r8 to / mmx USE="doc aalib crypt oss matrox fbcon truetype mozilla mozirc mozxmlterm mpeg tcltk mta-tls tcpd" error messages: Configuration: Install path: /usr Current xmms /usr/bin/xmms Build esd plugin: yes Build mikmod plugin: yes Build Ogg Vorbis plugin: yes Build Solaris plugin: no Build gnomexmms: yes Build OpenGL plugins: yes Pthread flag: -lpthread Use one plugin dir: no Allow user plugin dir: yes cd . && aclocal aclocal: /usr/share/aclocal/xine.m4: 29: duplicated macro `AM_PATH_XINE' make: *** [aclocal.m4] Error 1 cd . && aclocal aclocal: /usr/share/aclocal/xine.m4: 29: duplicated macro `AM_PATH_XINE' make: *** [aclocal.m4] Error 1 !!! ERROR: The ebuild did not complete successfully. !!! Function src_compile, Line 93, Exitcode 2 !!! (no error message) !!! emerge aborting on /usr/portage/media-sound/xmms/xmms-1.2.7-r8.ebuild .
what version of autoconf and automake?
autoconf-2.53a automake-1.6.1-r4 latest as of yesterday
if you remerge autoconf and automake, it will solve this. dunno why, but it seems to.